Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/31

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Subject: [Leica] First Pictures - Glasgow/Lake District/Cambridge
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Sun Oct 31 14:16:20 2004

Sir, you truly have an eye for light!
I wouldn't crop the bridge, though. The bright spots helps one to recognize
it as a bridge immediately.
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> From: "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor@comcast.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 17:02:05 -0400
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] First Pictures - Glasgow/Lake District/Cambridge
> 
> I had expected to post a few pictures soon after my de-lurk last week
> but it took me longer than I expected to get my new iMac up and
> running and to get my photo files switched over.  In any case, here
> are seven pictures from my trip to the UK last June.  These were all
> taken with an Olympus C-60.  I'm still working out how best to get
> film scans done.  I'll post some of the Leica pix as soon as I've got
> that squared away.  I shot 15 36-exposure rolls with my M7 and took
> about 500 pictures with the C-60 during the three weeks I was there.
> 
> These are all straight from the camera except for slight crops on two
> of them and down-sizing for posting.  I've posted two variations on
> one of the photos. I'd like to hear which one of these you think
> works best and am looking forward to your comments on all of them.
> Enjoy!
> 
> Glasgow Science Center.  The Clyde calmed down late one evening and
> we finally had a non-rainy sunset.  This was taken at about 10:30 PM.
> C-60 ASA 100 Auto.
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/PICKS/P6250007_lug>
> 
> Sheep safely grazing on a field near Keswick in the Lake District.
> C-60 ASA 100 Auto.  (Bach is playing quietly on the radio as I write
> this.)
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/PICKS/P6280031_lug>
> 
> Late afternoon in the Conservatory of my hotel in the Lake District
> on yet another rainy afternoon.  It was a quiet place.  C-60 ASA 100
> Auto.
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/PICKS/P6300019_lug>
> 
> Castlerigg stone circle near Keswick.  More rain, but I liked the
> mood the rain and fog created at this ancient site.  C-60 ASA 200
> Auto (and more than a little noisy).
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/PICKS/P7010008_lug>
> 
> Cambridge: Trinity Lane on yet another somber morning.
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/PICKS/P7050042_cropped_lug>
> 
> Under a bridge on the Cam.  I'd gone punting on only the second sunny
> evening of the trip.
> Version 1 - Uncropped.
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/PICKS/P7060074_lug>
> Version 2 - Cropped to eliminate the bright spot to the right.
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/PICKS/P7060074_2_lug>
> 
> Many thanks for looking and for any comments you might make.
> 
> And, Ted, thanks for the kind words of welcome last week.
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Dick
> Boston MA
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